Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida

Common eucrypta

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: annual · Native

Common eucrypta is a California native annual found in southern Sierra Nevada Foothills, Tehachapi, San Bernardino Mountains, eastern Peninsular Range, Sierra Nevada East, and Desert regions in rocky habitats including cliffs, slopes, and washes at elevations of 30 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces small white to pale lavender flowers in compact clusters approximately 4 to 8 blooms wide. Growing with ascending to erect stems, it develops branching stems reaching up to 30 centimeters tall with a delicate, open structure. Its lower leaves are 2 to 7 centimeters long with 7 to 9 distinctive lobes, creating a finely dissected appearance that gives the plant a feathery, intricate texture. The tiny fruits are approximately 2 to 3 millimeters in diameter, complementing the plant's delicate architectural form.

Habitat: Cliffs, rocky slopes, washes, crevices

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: 30-2300 m

Bioregions: s SNF, Teh, SnBr, e PR, SNE, D

California counties: San Bernardino, Kern, Riverside, Inyo, San Diego, Los Angeles, Imperial, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Alameda, San Luis Obispo, Ventura

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.